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Reminder for Tomorrow
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Get Out And Vote, no matter who you are voting for.
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To quote the loveline prank-caller, mmmmmmNope!
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CBS, CNN, MSNBC called it for Obama.
This is Quizbowl/history in the making.
This is Quizbowl/history in the making.
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Congratulations to President-elect Obama.
Slightly off-topic: I've now predicted correctly each of the 45 states that have been called.
Slightly off-topic: I've now predicted correctly each of the 45 states that have been called.
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Just out of curiousity...what are your predictions for the five left?
- DeckardCain
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North Carolina, Indiana and Missouri for Obama, Montana and Alaska for McCain. Final score: 375-163.wldcat_blldog wrote:Just out of curiousity...what are your predictions for the five left?
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Look out for marauding bands of half-breed muslins overnight. They'll take your bibles and guns if you aren't careful.
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I am also 45/45. (The pic I made is on Facebook).DeckardCain wrote:North Carolina, Indiana and Missouri for Obama, Montana and Alaska for McCain. Final score: 375-163.wldcat_blldog wrote:Just out of curiousity...what are your predictions for the five left?
I suspect AK will go for McCain but Matt and I disagreed on MO -- I had it staying red due to McCain actually having something resembling a ground game there. But, unless the 50% of STL City that hasn't reported is full of McCain voters or non-voters, it'll push Obama over the top in MO.
IN has mostly blue counties left to report.
I think NC will need a recount; the other states won't be that close.
MT's blue areas have already reported and there's several red counties that'll go McCain +500-3,000.
The big losers are the Green Party. McKinney got outvoted 4-1 by Nader, yielding Nader the uncontested title of leader of the alternative left. Bob Barr disappointed the alternative right; I suspect Ron Paul would've pulled down 1-2% had he run.
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I was getting pretty doubtful about St. Louis County but now with only 2 precincts left in St. Louis County Obama only needs 413 more votes than McCain to take it. It's going to be an incredibly thin margin but looks like he's going to pull it off.
Here's the St. Louis County data:
657/659 reported (99.697%)
McCain: 218,446
Obama: 327,883
Margin: 109,437
Actually, if my math is correct, and the same proportion of voters are in the remaining precincts and they vote in the same proportion as the rest of the results, I show Obama gaining 333 votes over McCain (109437/657=166.6 more Obama votes/precinct) though I'm sure the last two precincts are larger, Obama-favoring precincts. Not that it really matters... yeah, I'm doing these pointless calculations instead of studying for a physics test.
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There are also a few precincts in Dunklin and Christian counties that aren't yet reported so that will give more votes to McCain... so glad there's no threat of recounts determining the national outcome.
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One more update before I go to sleep... like I should have an hour ago... Dunklin came in, Missouri totals are now:
McCain: 1,433,342
Obama: 1,430,610
Margin: 2732
<div class="editby">Edited by <a href='http://s4.zetaboards.com/Academic_Compe ... /88961/'>U. Lou Sthagaim</a>, Nov 5 2008, 01:53:46 AM.</div>
Here's the St. Louis County data:
657/659 reported (99.697%)
McCain: 218,446
Obama: 327,883
Margin: 109,437
Actually, if my math is correct, and the same proportion of voters are in the remaining precincts and they vote in the same proportion as the rest of the results, I show Obama gaining 333 votes over McCain (109437/657=166.6 more Obama votes/precinct) though I'm sure the last two precincts are larger, Obama-favoring precincts. Not that it really matters... yeah, I'm doing these pointless calculations instead of studying for a physics test.
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There are also a few precincts in Dunklin and Christian counties that aren't yet reported so that will give more votes to McCain... so glad there's no threat of recounts determining the national outcome.
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One more update before I go to sleep... like I should have an hour ago... Dunklin came in, Missouri totals are now:
McCain: 1,433,342
Obama: 1,430,610
Margin: 2732
<div class="editby">Edited by <a href='http://s4.zetaboards.com/Academic_Compe ... /88961/'>U. Lou Sthagaim</a>, Nov 5 2008, 01:53:46 AM.</div>
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It seems McCain is up 6,000 votes. Pending the NC and MO recounts, I am 50 for 50.
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So they are going to recount in Missouri? I've been trying to find something that confirmed this all day, but I haven't been successful...
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Don't you mean 51 for 51? Even if they're a shoe-in for the Democrat candidate everytime (including McGovern and Mondale!), DC does have three electoral votes.STPickrell wrote:It seems McCain is up 6,000 votes. Pending the NC and MO recounts, I am 50 for 50.
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I know I take no particular pride in correctly picking the winner of DC.
For what it's worth, CNN has never projected a winner in Missouri.
For what it's worth, CNN has never projected a winner in Missouri.